IBM Offers Fixed-Rate BlackBerry Support

IBM will offer enterprises a managed service platform for Research in Motion's BlackBerry mobile messaging service. The company has been offering BlackBerry management services for some time, but now the company is offering to do so for a fixed cost, according to PC World.

IBM will charge companies $15 per month for each BlackBerry device supported, and more to handle end-user support calls or host an organization's BlackBerry Enterprise Server, reports Computer Business Review. Dan Papes, vice president of IBM Mobile Enterprise Services, says the service could reduce TCO for companies by 15 percent to 30 percent and makes sense for enterprises with 300 or more BlackBerry users.